Weight Status and Perception of Colorectal Cancer Risk

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Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participants According to Weight Status (n = 9360)

	Weight Status (n = 9360)
	Normal (n = 2787)	Overweight (n = 3600)	Obese (n = 2973)
Age (years)
50–59	48.3%	48.2%	52.0%
60–69	28.5%	31.6%	31.6%
70–79	23.2%	20.2%	16.4%
Educational status
Less than 12 years	14.2%	15.8%	18.0%
High school graduate	27.6%	30.1%	32.2%
Some college	23.1%	25.7%	29.3%
College or more	35.1%	28.4%	20.5%
Marital status
Married	66.5%	73.2%	69.2%
Not married	33.5%	26.8%	30.8%
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	5.9%	8.6%	8.3%
Non-Hispanic white	86.8%	81.6%	80.3%
Non-Hispanic black	7.3%	9.8%	11.4%
Reported health status
Excellent/good	84.5%	83.8%	74.5%
Fair/poor	15.5%	16.2%	25.5%
Household income
<$20,000	27.2%	25.0%	26.9%
$20,000–35,000	18.3%	22.4%	21.4%
$35,000–55,000	22.8%	22.7%	25.3%
$55,000–75,000	14.0%	14.7%	13.7%
$75,000+	17.7%	15.2%	12.7%
Insurance coverage
None	8.7%	7.8%	8.0%
Covered	91.3%	92.2%	92.2%
Past year medical visits
0	12.7%	11.5%	8.0%
1	15.1%	15.2%	10.7%
2–5	43.0%	43.4%	42.3%
6+	29.2%	29.9%	39.0%
Regular source of medical care	90.3%	91.5%	93.2%
Smoking status
Never	50.1%	47.6%	50.9%
Former	29.0%	36.5%	35.3%
Current	20.9%	15.9%	13.8%
Alcohol use
None	40.2%	40.2%	48.4%
Light to moderate	53.7%	55.2%	48.3%
Heavy	6.1%	4.6%	3.3%
Comorbidities
0	35.0%	28.3%	16.7%
1	31.3%	30.6%	24.5%
2–3	27.2%	31.8%	42.2%
4–5	5.3%	7.8%	13.9%
≥6	1.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Family history of cancer
Yes	84.4%	82.6%	83.9%
No	15.6%	17.4%	16.1%
Personal history of cancer
Yes	14.0%	13.4%	13.6%
No	86.0%	86.6%	86.4%
Physician recommendation
Yes	54.6%	54.1%	55.3%
No	45.4%	45.9%	44.7%

Table 2. Perception of Increased Cancer Risk Is Associated with CRC Screening (n = 8334)

Perception of Increased Risk for Cancer	n	Up-to-Date for CRC Screening	OR (95% CI)
Yes	1221	58.2% (711)	1.66 (1.47–1.87)
No	8179	45.7% (3470)	1.00^*
Perception of Increased Risk for CRC	n	Up-to-Date for CRC Screening	OR (95% CI)
Yes	878	69.0% (606)	2.71 (2.33–3.15)
No	8522	45.1% (3845)	1.00^*

Table 3. Perception of Cancer Risk According to Weight Status (n = 9360)

Weight Status	Perception of Increased Risk for Cancer in General	Perception of Increased Risk of CRC
Normal (n = 353)	1.00^*	1.00^*
Overweight (n = 455)	1.00 (0.85–1.18)	1.03 (0.85–1.25)
Obese (n = 413)	1.05 (0.88–1.25)	1.15 (0.94–1.40)

Table 4. Association between Perception of Cancer Risk and Weight Status According to Sex and Race (n = 9360, Subdivided into Groups)

		Increased Perception of Risk for Any Cancer; OR (95% CI)	Increased Perception of Risk for CRC; OR (95% CI)
White males	Normal (n = 786)	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)
	Overweight (n = 1480)	1.05 (0.76–1.45)	1.02 (0.70–1.50)
	Obese (n = 893)	1.19 (0.84–1.68)	1.48 (1.0–2.19)

Black males	Normal (n = 149)	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)
	Overweight (n = 218)	0.83 (0.40–1.72)	0.91 (0.40–2.07)
	Obese (n = 141)	0.73 (0.33–1.63)	0.37 (0.12–1.11)

White females	Normal (n = 1476)	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)
	Overweight (n = 1224)	1.16 (0.91–1.48)	1.23 (0.93–1.61)
	Obese (n = 1271)	1.14 (0.90–1.44)	1.07 (0.81–1.42)

Black females	Normal (n = 136)	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)
	Overweight (n = 238)	1.31 (0.58–2.99)	2.72 (0.74–10.02)
	Obese (n = 322)	1.19 (0.54–2.64)	3.90 (1.12–13.52)